Chooglin'

Chooglin'
Compilation album by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Released	Summer 1982 [1]
Genre	Swamp rock Rock
Length	38:53
Label	Fantasy
Producer	John Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Hits Album (1982) Chooglin' (1982) Creedence Clearwater Revival (1983)

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Chooglin' is a 5-track compilation album by the American swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Background

Fantasy Records released the compilation in the summer of 1982. According to Ralph Kaffel, then the president of the label: "We felt that since reissue product had concentrated on the single versions, it might be a good idea to put together an album of original longer cuts where the band gets to stretch out... We did special packaging and used rice paper sleeves, and we came up with what is not strictly speaking an audiophile record, but one which is certainly superior to a regular record." ^[1]

Reception

Cash Box stated that "AOR and oldies programmers should enjoy kicking back and cueing up such all-time country rock hits as "Susie Q" and “Born on the Bayou" guaranteed to bring back good memories and each still able to generate insightful social commentary flavored with the sounds of the Mississippi Delta." ^[3] Mix stated that it is here to "remind us of rock's real roots, presenting some of Fogerty's finest moments as he works himself into a frenzy of emotional exorcism." ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Fogerty except "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, and "Suzie Q", written by Dale Hawkins, Robert Chaisson, Stan Lewis and Eleanor Broadwater.

Side one

1. I Heard It Through the Grapevine – 11:05
2. Keep On Chooglin' – 7:43

Side two

1. Suzie Q – 8:34
2. Pagan Baby – 6:25
3. Born on the Bayou – 5:10

Personnel

According to the liner notes: ^[5]

• John Fogerty – lead guitar, vocals, harmonica
• Tom Fogerty – guitar
• Stu Cook – bass
• Doug Clifford – drums

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalog
United States	1982	LP	Fantasy	F-9621 [6]

References

1. Hank Bordowitz (2007). Bad Moon Rising: The Unauthorized History of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated. p. 69. ISBN   978-1-55652-661-9.
2. Larkin, Colin (2011). "Creedence Clearwater Revival". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
3. "CB-1982-09-18.pdf" (PDF). Cash Box . September 18, 1982. pp. 6–8. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
4. "Mix Magazine" (PDF). Mix . February 1983. p. 101. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
5. Nesin, Jeff (1982). Chooglin' (notes). Fantasy Records.
6. "1982-10-02-Billboard.pdf" (PDF). Billboard . October 10, 1982. p. 18.